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If you are a tradie building decks or you are working on your own DIY decking project, you have certainly come across the issue that screws should be aligned in a straight line over each joist. Composite decks or some new methods of timber decking, encourage screws to be hidden or drilled in angles but still stainless steel screws showing off on a nice straight line over a shiny oiled timber deck is something that has its own character and is still appealing, particularly if you are using hardwood for your decking project.
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Deckpro™ is the only metallic laser cut drilling template in the market (Australian patent 202210600) that helps you mark holes over the timbers as quickly as possible while you are laying down your decking boards. It is pre-drilled with 3.6 mm guide holes to mark screws over the timber, 15 mm from board edges as the industry standard, provided you are using 45 mm standard joists. Deckpro™ is designed and made in two different versions, 90 mm and 90/140 mm. The 90 mm version is smaller and is only used for 90 mm decking boards and the 90/140 mm version can be used for both 90 mm and wider 140 mm decking applications with all guide holes pre-drilled.
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Marking deck screws over a straight line on the centre of each joist
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The only metallic laser cut drilling template in the market (Australian patent 202210600)
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Helps you mark holes over the timbers as quickly as possible using 3.6 mm guide holes
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Suitable for 45 mm standard joists marking 15 mm from board edges
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Two different versions for 90 mm and both 90/140 mm decking boards
There are 3 main sets of holes (each set 6 holes) on the template, one set at the middle, one set at the right and one set at the left. Each of these hole sets are used when:
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normally a board is fixed over each joist
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marking for a butt joint between two timbers over one joist or;
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you are marking on a joist which is next to a wall or pavement.
Pictures below show each of these scenarios.
1. The middle row of holes marks for two screws each 15 mm from the board edge right at the middle of the joist.
2. Butt joints happen when two timbers meet over a joist and you need two screws at each timber edge as shown in the photo. As you have to drill very close to both timber and joist edges, it's critical that the screw hits the joist at the right place neither too close to the joist edge nor to the timber edge which may lead to cracks. Using Deckpro™ you will ensure that you mark to drill 4 holes at both timber edges, exactly at 1/4th of the joist width when butting timbers over the joist.
3. While working on timbers close to walls and pavements, sometimes you can't use the middle set of holes as the jig cannot be fitted over the joist. In those scenarios, both the left or right set of holes help to mark for screws, while the edge of Deckpro™ leg touches the joist as shown in the picture.
